Counting Down- The 12 Walk-offs of Stan Musial- On the 3rd Walkoff….
As we continue our series on the 12 walk-offs, I want to point you to the first two of Stan’s career. The first one is HERE and the second walk-off is HERE.
It was a doubleheader in game 2 on Thursday, August 22, 1946 in front of 1577 fans at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. It was Hoerst on the mound for the Phillies and Murry Dickson for the Cardinals. Stan Musial would go 3-for-5 in the game when it was all over including a triple and the game winning home run.
Starting Lineups:
Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals
1. R. Hughes ss Schoendienst 2b
2. Wyrostek cf Walker cf
3. Northey rf Musial 1b
4. McCormick 1b Kurowski 3b
5. Tabor 3b Slaughter rf
6. Ennis lf Dusak lf
7. Seminick c Marion ss
8. Verban 2b Kluttz c
9. Hoerst p Dickson p
The Cardinals got on the board in the bottom of the first as Red Schoendienst led off with a single to center. With one out Musial single and Red went to third. Whitey Kurowski hit a deep sacrifice fly for the Cardinals first run of the game.
It goes to the bottom of the third and the Cardinals get three more as the pitcher doubles and then the Phillies mess a ball by Schoendienst and one out later Musial triples two home and then he scores on another Kurowski sac fly.
Del Ennis homers to lead off the 5th inning for the Phillies first run. The Cardinals manage two more runs and then in the top of the 8th Philadelphia ties it up at 6-6. Both team s threaten to score in extra innings but neither can push one across until the bottom of the 12th inning. Leading off is Musial and he smacks a 1-0 pitch into the seats for the game winning walk-off homer.
The last time Musial had a game winner was just 5 weeks prior to this game. The Cardinals would go on to win the pennant and the World Series in 1946.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Phillies 6 12 1 11
Cardinals 7 11 0 8
The complete inning by inning log is here below.
PHILLIES 1ST: R. Hughes flied out to right; Wyrostek grounded
out (second to first); Northey singled to right; McCormick
forced Northey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Schoendienst singled to center; Walker flied out
to right; Musial singled to center [Schoendienst to third];
Kurowski flied to left [Schoendienst scored]; Slaughter flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
PHILLIES 2ND: Tabor popped to second; Ennis walked; Seminick
popped to second; Verban popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 2ND: Dusak grounded out (shortstop to first); Marion
flied out to center; Kluttz popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
PHILLIES 3RD: Hoerst popped to second; R. Hughes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wyrostek lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 3RD: Dickson doubled; Schoendienst reached on an error
by R. Hughes [Dickson stayed at second]; On a bunt Walker forced
Dickson (pitcher to third) [Schoendienst to second]; Musial
tripled to right [Schoendienst scored, Walker scored
(unearned)]; Kurowski flied out to left [Musial scored
(unearned)]; Slaughter flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.
PHILLIES 4TH: Northey popped to shortstop; McCormick popped to
third in foul territory; Tabor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.
CARDINALS 4TH: Dusak flied out to left; Marion grounded out
(third to first); Kluttz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.
PHILLIES 5TH: Ennis homered; Seminick flied out to left; Verban
flied out to center; Hoerst grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 4.
CARDINALS 5TH: Dickson singled; Schoendienst doubled [Dickson
scored]; Walker struck out; Musial grounded out (second to
first) [Schoendienst to third]; Kurowski walked; Slaughter lined
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 5.
PHILLIES 6TH: R. Hughes grounded out (second to first); Wyrostek
flied out to center; Northey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 5.
CARDINALS 6TH: Dusak struck out; Marion grounded out (second to
first); Kluttz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Phillies 1, Cardinals 5.
PHILLIES 7TH: McCormick walked; Tabor singled [McCormick to
second]; Ennis flied out to left; Seminick forced Tabor
(shortstop to second) [McCormick to third]; Verban singled
[McCormick scored, Seminick to second]; DINGES BATTED FOR
HOERST; Dinges lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies
2, Cardinals 5.
CARDINALS 7TH: T. HUGHES REPLACED DINGES (PITCHING); Dickson
singled; Seminick allowed a passed ball [Dickson to second];
Schoendienst grounded out (second to first) [Dickson to third];
Walker singled [Dickson scored (unearned)]; Musial popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kurowski forced Walker (third to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 6.
PHILLIES 8TH: R. Hughes flied out to center; Wyrostek doubled;
Northey homered [Wyrostek scored]; McCormick walked; Tabor flied
out to center; Ennis singled [McCormick to second]; WILKS
REPLACED DICKSON (PITCHING); Seminick doubled to center
[McCormick scored, Ennis scored]; Verban was walked
intentionally; GILBERT BATTED FOR T. HUGHES; POLLET REPLACED
WILKS (PITCHING); MOORE BATTED FOR GILBERT; Moore struck out; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.
CARDINALS 8TH: KARL REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Slaughter flied
out to center; Dusak grounded out (pitcher to first); Marion
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies
6, Cardinals 6.
PHILLIES 9TH: R. Hughes flied out to right; Wyrostek was hit by
a pitch; Northey struck out; McCormick forced Wyrostek (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.
CARDINALS 9TH: SISLER BATTED FOR KLUTTZ; Sisler flied out to
left; Pollet singled to right; Schoendienst walked [Pollet to
second]; Walker grounded out (second to first) [Pollet to third,
Schoendienst to second]; Musial was walked intentionally;
Kurowski forced Musial (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.
PHILLIES 10TH: GARAGIOLA REPLACED SISLER (PLAYING C ); Tabor
flied out to center; Ennis singled to center [Ennis out at
second (center to second)]; Seminick singled to left [Seminick
out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies
6, Cardinals 6.
CARDINALS 10TH: Slaughter out on an unknown play; Dusak out on
an unknown play; Marion out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.
PHILLIES 11TH: Verban singled; Karl reached on a fielder’s
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Verban to second]; R. Hughes flied
out to right; Wyrostek grounded out (first unassisted) [Verban
to third, Karl to second]; Northey walked; McCormick flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.
CARDINALS 11TH: Garagiola out on an unknown play; Pollet
doubled; Schoendienst out on an unknown play; Walker out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.
PHILLIES 12TH: Tabor struck out; Ennis singled; Ennis was picked
off first (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Seminick
walked; Verban flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 6, Cardinals 6.
CARDINALS 12TH: Musial homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB